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Vladislav Kern Vlad
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Bill Parkinson nightphoto
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 5:35:46 PM
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The back says "SHANGHAI CHINA / LICENSED BY MINOLTA. So I think it is a Chinese camera designed by Minolta... just named ZENIT.
Regards, Bill
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Luiz Paracampo Luiz Paracampo
Brazil
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Vladislav Kern Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 7:48:08 PM
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Awesome! Thanks everyone! I'll keep it in my collection for a while ... maybe I'll trade it at some point.. |
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Vladislav Kern Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 8:24:44 PM
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Now that I've thought about I think I made a mistake .. don't need no Chinese camera I asked the seller if I can cancel the transaction, if anyone wants it he'll probably relist it.
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Juhani Halmeenmaki cedricfan
Finland
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Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 11:30:07 PM
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I want it, before Alain says that he demands it... It is a son of Minolta. But now made in China, and actually named Seagull there. Name with history back to early 60ies. For some reason they did this Zenit-rebadging, and I truly can't understand why. Seagull had never before done anything illegal like this in their models.
http://www.cedricfan.sivut.ws/Juhani's%20website%20ORIGINAALIT/ |
Edited by - cedricfan on Jan 17 2008 11:32:46 PM |
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Vladislav Kern Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jan 17 2008 : 11:39:11 PM
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Juhani I'll take it offline with you.
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Luiz Paracampo Luiz Paracampo
Brazil
2002 Posts My Collection
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Posted - Jan 18 2008 : 10:03:14 AM
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About Chinese Zenits.... I do not know why, but several BelOMO Zenits came from factory with Chinese eveready cases! Soon after came Chinese eveready cases with Chinese "Zenits". Those cases are easeiy recognizable in having a die cast "Zenit" namein its front. Those cameras are renamed "Seagulls" DF. Chinese cameras were unknown world wide, so they used the Zenit name to be more widely sold. This happened in the years 90/92 when the Russian Mafia was controlling the desintegrating Ex Soviet Export market. Their General Export Headquarters operated in Panama. |
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Vladislav Kern Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jan 18 2008 : 9:15:28 PM
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Also Juhani if you read this, I sent you a number of emails, please respond, I want to make sure they did not go to your spam folder.
Sorry for OT everyone. Vlad |
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Boris Vaynman zavidai
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Posted - Jan 19 2008 : 11:35:37 PM
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Son of Minolta....HeHeHe... Vlad - don't say that I never vistit |
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Vladislav Kern Vlad
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2008 : 10:59:01 AM
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I won't say that anymore, Boris! .. Boris is a close friend of mine that gets to listen to all my rantings about Soviet cameras all the time and likes to leave his dirty fingerprints on my FEDs |
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Juhani Halmeenmaki cedricfan
Finland
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Posted - Jan 20 2008 : 12:10:42 PM
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And the beast is now coming to a very happy new owner now, thanks to Comrade Vlad
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Edited by - cedricfan on Jan 20 2008 12:12:54 PM |
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